Multiple catalogue binder



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MULTIPLE CATALOG BINDER Filed June 9, 1947 IN V EN TOR.

fly/ad J S I f zm yff/arl zeq Patented Mar. 6, 1951 U T OFF-ICED?MULTIPLE "CATALOGUE BINDER I Conrad J. Panfil; Sr., Milwaukee. Wis.,assignor to The Heinn Company, Milwaukee, Wis., a.

corporation of Wisconsin Application June 9, 1947. Serial No. 753,456

This invention relates to binders for securing catalogs, directories andthe like to permanent or semi-permanent installations or holders.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive binderwhich is easily secured to the "back of a catalog or the like and whichmay be instantly locked into or unlocked out of position in a suitableholder to secure the catalog thereto.

Another object'ofthe invention is to provide a catalog binder and holderwhich will permit the interchanging of catalogs on the holder asdesired. f

Another object is to provide a binder which is light in weight and.which maybe left conveniently on the catalog while removed from theholder and while being used otherwise without the holder. I 1

Another object is toprovide' a locking mechanism on the holder 'to'receive'the binder and which has no "protruding or extending parts.

Various other objects of the invention will appear in the followingdescription of a preferred embodiment of the invention illustrated inthe accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a holder of the type adapted for usewith the invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a three post binder in opened positionready to receive a catalog;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the binder shown in Fig. 2 in closedposition with a catalog secured therein shown in outline;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a four post binder similar to that shownin Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a detail view of the locking mechanism at one end of thebinder; and

1 Claim. (01.129 1) with spaced holes 1 for securing the binders inspaced relation side by side. The top 2 should be of such dimensions andthe flanges G spaced 7 so that the back of each catalog will fit betweenthe flanges. The holder illustrated is provided with two sets of holes 1to receive two binders. Any number of holes maybe provided toaccommodate as few or as manycatalogs as 1may,; at any time be desiredto be placed on the holder. The binders which are secured .to thecatalogs and by which the catalogs are secured tothe holder, as will bedescribed, each comprise two 1 of the catalog near its bound edge.

. in the catalog. Two posts ll are-mounted on Fig. 6 is a crosssectional view through the locking mechanism in position on the holdershown in Fig. l.

The holder or stand for the catalog may be of any desired constructionand may be a separate table supported unit or can also be, for example,a permanently installed wall fixture.

The holder! illustrated is of sheet metal construction having aninclined flat top 2 against which the backs of the catalogs 3 aresecured and upon which the catalogs may be opened for use. Legs 4support the top 2 and demountable extension leaves 5 are secured toopposite sides of the top 2 to provide additional support for the openedpages of the catalog.

along its upper and lower edges are provided strip 8 at one end and havereduced'opposite ends I3 which project through holes M in strip 9 on theopposite side of the catalog. An annular notch I5 is provided near theend of each post ll projecting through holes M. A locking strip I6similar to strips 8 and 9 is pivotally secured on the outside of strip 9by a pin I! located approximately midway between posts H and is providedwith opposite recesses l8 whereby locking strip I6 is adapted to engagein notches l5 at the ends of posts ll extending through holes I4 tosecure the two strips together.

Post I2 located between posts II is secured at one end thereof to strip8 and extends through the center hole In of the catalog up to strip 9.

In the binder shown in Fig. 4 a total of four posts H and I2 areemployed to extend through four holes ID in the catalog.

Two posts l2 are secured to strip 9 and two posts I I mounted on strip 8extend through holes M in strip 9 and .are secured thereto by lockingstrip IS.

The catalog 3 is secured in the binder by inserting posts II in thecorresponding holes In of the catalog with strip 8 disposed flat againstone side and with the posts ll projecting from the other side thereofand then inserting posts l2 in the other corresponding holes ID from theopposite sid so that ends I 3 of posts i I enter the holes M in strip 9.By rotating locking strip It to engage and secure the posts H, thecatalog is locked Within the binder.

The binder and catalog are secured to the holder by pins l9 and 20projecting from the opposite ends, respectively, of the binder. One pinI9 is secured to a tab end 2| of strip 8 bent 90 around the end of thecatalog. A tab end 22 at the other end of strip 8 bent 90 extends aroundthe other end of the catalog and serves to support a retractable pindevice.

The retractable pin device, as shown in the drawings, comprises a pin 29projecting through a hole 23 in tab 22 near the top edge thereof andsecured to a short lever 24 pivotall connected to tab 22 on the insidethereof and below hole 23. Lever 24 is bent away from the catalog toallow for manipulation of the lever with the fingers to withdraw the pin20.

Lever 24 is pivotally secured to tab 22 by two rivets 25 in tab 22passing loosely through the lever below pin 20. A spring 26 on eachrivet serves to bias lever 24 against the tab 22 and thereby biases pin20 in the extended position.

The catalog 3 and the binder are secured to the holder l by placing pinIS in a desired hole 1 in one of the flanges 6, retracting pin 20 bypressing lever 24 towards the catalog, placing the catalog and binder inposition so that pin 20 registers with the hole opposite that in whichpin I9 has been inserted and releasing lever 24 so that pin 20 entersthe hole and secures the catalog and binder on the holder.

Flange 6 may be provided with a round or beveled edge so that thebinders may be snapped into position and removed only by manuallyreleasing pin 20 by means of lever 26.

The various catalogs to be used with the holder may be each equippedwith a binder and secured to the holder as described. The light weightand small dimensions added to the catalog permits the catalog to be usedwithout the holder and without having to remove the binder in eachinstance.

Various embodiments of the invention may be employed within the scope ofthe accompanying claim.

I claim:

A catalog binder and support therefor comprising a pair of spacedupstanding flange members adapted to confine and support the ends of oneor more removable catalog binders, said catalog binder comprising a pairof separable strips and means to secure one of said strips to the otherwith the back margin of a catalog held therebetween, the ends of one ofsaid pair of strips extending inwardly at right angles to thelongitudinal axis of the said strip to provide tab members, said tabmembers being adapted to extend across the top and bottom edges of acatalog held between the said strips, a separable connection betweeneach flange member and the center of the adjacent tab member, eachconnection comprising a pin projecting from one of said members, theopposite member having a perforation therein to receive said pin, atleast one of said connection pins being spring biased and movable in adirection parallel to the longitudinal axes of said metal strips, andprojecting means extending above the upper edge of said flange memberfor manuall moving said movable pin to retract it from said perforationfor insertion and removal of said binder between and from said pair ofsupporting flange members.

CONRAD J. PANFIL, SR.

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